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acronym

[ak-ruh-nim] / ˈæk rə nɪm /
NOUN
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The Election Commission says the aim of this Special Intensive Revision - better known by its acronym SIR - is to ensure that no ineligible name remains on the rolls.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Over the past year, the “TACO” trade has evolved from just a humorous acronym, first popularized by a columnist with the Financial Times, into a major force in markets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Those who navigate this quagmire have an acronym for the elusive term at its center: WOTUS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“We had this acronym, IDIC. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations,” Takei previously told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

I had never before heard that Blood was an acronym.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

This is a skillset of someone who is happiest in the darkest corners of government—the swampiest of swamps—a realm of acronyms, white papers, and multihyphenate bureaucracies.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their names are represented onscreen in capital letters, with periods, as though they were acronyms, but let’s leave that alone; they read as people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like Covid, Sars and Ebola conjure up images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

It is no secret that stock-market investors love acronyms.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Use emoticons and acronyms only if Dr. Chomsky will get them—and welcome them!

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner


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